Decades of profligate spending by the country's ruling elite sent the economy into a tailspin in late 2019, with depositors locked out of their accounts as debt-laden banks shut down.
Turkmenistan to adopt international financial reporting system in 2014
Turkmenistan is preparing to adopt a financial reporting system from January 2014 that will correspond to international standards, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reported. 'Turkmenistan's national ...
Lebanon’s Finance Minister reports progress in IMF talks, but no final deal yet
Finance Minister Yassine Jaber said the International Monetary Fund’s visit included meetings with the Parliament Speaker, the Prime Minister, and other concerned parties. He confirmed that progress ...
Lebanon prepares plan to address losses from financial crash
By Maya Gebeily BEIRUT (Reuters) -A long-awaited plan to restructure the debt strangling Lebanon's economy could go before the cabinet within weeks, a source briefed on the issue said, but some ...
Parliament Veteran Jaber Proposed as Lebanon Finance Minister
(Bloomberg) -- Veteran lawmaker and former economy minister Yassine Jaber has emerged as a frontrunner for the job of Lebanon’s next finance minister, a key post as the country seeks to reform its ...
Jordan sees 36% surge in FDI inflows in first half of 2025 — official data
Jordanians’ investments in land and property also featured prominently, representing 12.2 per cent of overall FDI inflows ...
Jordan sees 36% surge in FDI inflows in first half of 2025 — official data
Jordanians’ investments in land and property also featured prominently, representing 12.2 per cent of overall FDI inflows ...
Jordan Investor Confidence Index climbs 11.7% in Q2 2025
The Amman Stock Exchange climbed 444 points to close at 5,556 points, compared with 5,112 points in the first quarter ...
Banks Behind the Boom: How Cambodia’s Financial Sector Empowers SMEs
Cambodia’s banking sector is playing a pivotal role in accelerating economic development by empowering small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which employ over 70% of the country’s workforce.
Sri Lanka’s Austerity Is One of the Most Severe in History
Sri Lanka has undergone one of the sharpest and fastest episodes of austerity in history, driven by a massive retrenchment in public investment and the suppression of real wages, according to a World ...